Managing Death in the ICU: The Transition from Cure to Comfort

Book Overview

This volume reviews the state of the art in caring for patients dying in the ICU, focusing on both clinical aspects of managing pain and other symptoms, as well as ethical and societal issues that affect the standards of care received. The book also addresses the changing epidemiology of death in this setting related to managed care, practical skills needed to provide the highest quality of care to terminal patients, communicating with patients and families, the mechanics of withdrawing life-supporting therapies, and the essential role of palliative care specialists in the ICU. The book briefly describes unique issues that arise when caring for patients with some of the more common diseases that precipitate death in the ICU. Contributors for the book were chosen because they have experience caring for patients in the ICU and are also conducting current research to find ways of improving care for terminal patients in this setting.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195128818
• ISBN13: 9780195128819
• Release Date: December 2000
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 408 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.5"

Customer Reviews

An important piece of work

This book represents an important piece of work, of increasing relevance as more people will die in ICU's. The authors lead research efforts in end-of-life clinician-patient communication.

Fabulous

Absolutely fabulous book. The editors must be brilliant!!